About Deanne Weir

Deanne Weir is a former media lawyer and executive turned producer, investor and company director. She is passionate about storytelling, change-making and gender equality.

Drawing insight from a distinguished corporate career including legal and senior executive roles at Telstra, Austar and Foxtel, Deanne now works across the screen and technology industries and the social sector. Deanne has held leading board and advisory roles in companies across the screen, music, publishing and technology industries that WeirAnderson.com has invested in.

Deanne is Chair of Seer Data & Analytics, a civic technology start-up helping the social sector make better decisions through the use of data and insights. Deanne was Chair of ASX-listed Ai-Media Technologies Ltd (ASX:AIM) for 14 years, retiring in February 2024.

A board member and then Deputy Chair of Screen Australia until 2016, Deanne was instrumental in developing its Gender Matters program. Deanne was Chair of the Sydney Film Festival until 2023. Through WeirAnderson Films and Storyd Group, Deanne invests in Australian female creatives making feature films for international audiences, acting as Executive Producer on many projects. Deanne is also Chair of For Film’s Sake, an advocacy organisation providing opportunity for all women in production, distribution and cultural exhibition.

Deanne leads The WeirAnderson Foundation and has previously been a Chair of Foundation-supported organisations Global Sisters and Australians Investing In Women, and a board member of International Women’s Development Agency. Her passion for human rights and time as a lawyer led Deanne to the Grata Fund, as Chair since 2018. Grata assists Australian citizens to bring important litigation to push back against unfair laws and policies in the areas of human rights, climate change and democracy. Deanne is also a Trustee of global non-governmental organisation The Asia Foundation.

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